Vilhelm Hammersh??i and His Contemporaries

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Kasper Monrad, chief curator, National Gallery of Denmark. Vilhelm Hammersh??i (1864-1916) was the most outstanding Danish painter of the late 19th century. Best known for his paintings of interiors, Hammersh??i concentrated on a small number of other motifs- landscapes, monumental buildings, and portraits- and his palette was dominated by nuances of grey. Though Hammersh??i stands alone in Danish art, it is possible to point at important parallels with international art of the period. In this podcast recorded on November 1, 2011, Kasper Monrad sheds light on the direct influences on Hammersh??i’s work, as well as the parallel endeavours in contemporary painting in Europe and the United States. Hammersh??i is discussed in connection with American artist James McNeill Whistler, French artists Eug??ne Carri??re, Paul Gauguin, and Georges Seurat, Belgian painter Fernand Khnopff, and the Norwegian artist Edvard Munch.